Freedom to choose less rather than more. -- José Hobday from Fr Richard Rohr's "Daily Meditation," June 16, 2022.
To seek less rather than more is my self-described less-than living. This is the spiritual life we never know up front that we are seeking. The fact that, upon discovery, we are puzzled but pleased is proof to me that we are being God-led.
To quote José Hobday further, less-than living is: To live simply...it is about freedom. It’s about a freedom to choose space rather than clutter, to choose open and generous living rather than a secure and sheltered way.
Here's the rub, the freedom we choose may arrive appearing as our worst fear, which, unbeknownst to us, is the God of our own understanding. We must choose to meet our fear, God, to kiss it on the lips to be free to choose open and generous living rather than self-secure and sheltered.
Yesterday, I found me caught on the borderline between egoic mind and God consciousness. I felt wonky, unbalanced and fearful, and did not know whether this was "just" anxiety, or a heart blip, possibly a stroke. I took two aspirin and drank my Gatorade, but after an hour of the episode, I chose to call 911 to get free of me...and gratefully I call the EMTs blessed.
Yesterday, I found me caught on the borderline between egoic mind and God consciousness. I felt wonky, unbalanced and fearful, and did not know whether this was "just" anxiety, or a heart blip, possibly a stroke. I took two aspirin and drank my Gatorade, but after an hour of the episode, I chose to call 911 to get free of me...and gratefully I call the EMTs blessed.
Blinding flash of the obvious: Less-than living is to choose peaceful transition into God consciousness rather than anxiety rather than heart attack/911.
I seem to go with paralyzing anxiety or certain death as my two choices so I feel immense gratitude, or relief, that my BFO has given me the third choice: The start of peaceful transition into God consciousness.
Comes now the caveat regarding the BFO: The word "start"...we need remember our first day at any school, job, first anything...all of which generally we began with nerves ajangle but came out being happily benefited.
We cannot expect instant transition...Jesus didn't get it in an instant and neither will we. It's a slow lift underneath to God's arms.
Underneath are the everlasting arms of God. -- Deuteronomy 33:27
Thank you.
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